Why Prime Minister is Under Pressure

Balochistan24web desk:

islamabad : Cricketer Imran Khan always enjoyed pressure, but certainly not politician and Prime Minister Khan, who sees some foul play and an attempt to destabilise his government by pushing his allies, who have suddenly created an unpleasant situation for the federal and the Punjab governments. Political developments in the post-extension scenario have somewhat shaken the otherwise confident prime minister, as cracks have started appearing in the coalition government in Centre and in Punjab as well as within Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Though there’s no immediate threat of any vote of no-confidence or an in-house change, all is certainly not well as his allies are not happy. Much now depends on the events likely to unfold in the next few weeks. The only advantage which the PM has at the moment is the division within the opposition’s rank and file. That division had led to the failure of Azadi march of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F). Otherwise, it might have turned into an anti-government movement. It has certainly ease pressure on the premier, but if he will be able to meet tough demands of his allies and the earlier commitments he had made with them, both orally and in writing. Whether it’s a coincident or something is really cooking up: all government allies, except for Janoobi Punjab Mahaz (JPM), have publicly expressed their concerns over non-implementation of an accord, signed with them in the near past. While Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has already quit the federal cabinet, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Minister Tariq Cheema, on instructions from the Chaudhrys of Gujrat did not attend the last cabinet meeting in protest. Besides, the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), which is also part of the federal government, has also submitted their latest demands to Imran’s close aides, Federal Minister Pervaiz Khattak and Jahangir Tareen, but withheld decision to quit the cabinet. Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) led by former chief minister Akhtar Mengal, who…